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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
- On Dec 24, an explosion ripped through the Jumu'at mosque in Maiduguri's Gamboru market during Maghrib prayers, killing at least seven worshippers and injuring others.
- Maiduguri had been relatively calm with no major attack since 2021, but Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province retain the capacity for suicide and IED attacks, previously targeting mosques.
- Police said Five killed and 35 injured, describing the blast as likely a suicide attack, while mosque leader Malam Abuna Yusuf said eight died and militia leader Babakura Kolo said seven; preliminary forensics recovered fragments of a suspected suicide vest.
- Police spokesman Nahum Daso said `We can confirm there has been an explosion` and that an explosive ordnance disposal team was on site as security operatives cordoned off the area and traders and residents fled.
- The U.N. records show the insurgency in northeast Nigeria has killed at least 40,000 and displaced about two million since 2009, while analysts and officials warn of renewed violence this year.
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The bomb exploded inside the Al-Adum Juma'at Mosque, packed with faithful who had gathered for the evening prayer around 6 p.m. (7 p.m. GMT).
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Five people were killed in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria.
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In the north-east of Nigeria, an explosive device was ignited during the evening prayer in the city of Maiduguri. Five people died, at least 35 more were injured.
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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5, injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
Police say five people were killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Maiduguri after a bomb exploded during prayer at a mosque Wednesday night. A police statement adds that 35 people were also injured in the attack, which it says is likely a…
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